Strike: aviation in knots as salary dispute escalates at…

Strike: aviation in knots as salary dispute escalates at…

The pilots of Brussels Airlines will stop work from March 23 to 27, a step that stems from a long-running conflict with management over salary cuts and workload. This…

Van Hool

Recovery plan for bus builder Van Hool will cost jobs of 1.100 employees

Van Hool, manufacturer of buses, coaches and industrial vehicles, presented the main lines of its 'Van Hool Recovery Plan' to employee representatives during a special works council. The company intends…

ANPR

Ghent police will soon be able to use urban ANPR cameras

The Ghent police will soon be able to track down signaled and uninsured vehicles, and arrest drivers with a driving ban. The expansion of the functionality of ANPR cameras in Ghent marks a new…

Brussels Airlines rises above expectations and flies high with…

Brussels Airlines rises above expectations and flies high with…

Brussels Airlines has achieved an impressive financial turnaround in 2023, reporting an adjusted EBIT of 53 million euros. This result, an increase of 127 million euros compared to…

Time for a change on Belgian buses and trams…

Time for a change on Belgian buses and trams…

There may be many more incidents that did not make it to the media. The discussion surrounding public transport in Belgium is taking a new turn with recent events and comments…

Babboe

Safety concerns are shaking Babboe's market position in Flanders

The sharing platform Baqme, known for its electric cargo bike rental service in urban areas, recently suspended its activities in Ghent and the Netherlands. While the Dutch cargo bike manufacturer Babboe…

NMBS

Older people fear the digital train now that ticket offices are closing their doors...

NMBS's choice is not surprising because closing counters is part of an international trend. In an era where digitalization seems inevitable, concerns about…

Uber

Taxi drivers come out on top with a multi-million claim against…

According to the Brussels Court of Appeal, Uber drove illegally in Brussels for six years. The dispute started when the Belgian Federation of Taxis (Febet), together with about twenty taxi drivers,…

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Flemish government's turn, future of bus builder Van Hool is wavering

A third of the staff is temporarily unemployed and there are too few orders. The bus builder Van Hool in Koningshooikt near Lier is in the eye of the storm,…

Scan trucks are missing the point with unjustified fines in…

Scan trucks are missing the point with unjustified fines in…

In the consumer program “WinWin” on Radio2, Xavier Taveirne shed light on a significant problem in Belgian parking policy, namely the unjustified issuance of parking fines by scanning cars in blue…

Rush for Flemish premiums for electric cars

Rush for Flemish premiums for electric cars

The Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters, has reserved a budget of 20 million euros for this scheme. With almost 3.000 applications, this budget seems sufficient for the time being.


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Flemish farmers in conflict with Dutch colleagues

The small Belgian village of Postel, located in the province of Antwerp, has recently become the scene of a growing dispute between Belgian and Dutch farmers. Between Belgian and Dutch farmers…